Well, OK, there will probably be plenty of Xandarians, who are basically humans. But Peter Quill is going to remain the only human-like creature on the screen who is actually from Earth, according to director James Gunn.

Gunn, at DragonCon this weekend, discussed quite a bit about the series and his plans. Perhaps most interestingly, according to Collider, is who he ruled out for the cast and who he didn’t:

Gunn stated that he wanted to steer clear of “earthlings” in his side of the Marvel universe, allowing Peter Quill to be the main focus from Earth. The plan, according to Gunn, is to introduce new female characters into the world of Guardians as soon as he could.

So, sorry, Carol Danvers fans, you’re going to have to wait until an Avengers movie. That does, however, leave open the door to a host of other characters we want to see, like, say, Moondragon, and also to give Gamora more to do than just fight Nebula at the end of the movie and deliver lines about pelvic sorcery.

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But Gamora was integral for the plot to chug along. Without her Drax wouldn’t have come into the fold. We wouldn’t have the connection to the Collector and gone to Knowhere. Her “inside” into Ronan’s ship was a major bargaining chip.

While true, they essentially set her up as somebody who can apply a shocking amount of boot to ass, and then in the finale, it’s “go fight this blue chick.” It’s very conventional and I kinda wish they’d gone in a different direction.

Say what you will but she kind of fits Gunn’s tone, and could be a good way to both keep the movie “family friendly” by having a kid in it but also satirize movies where kids inexplicably turn out to be the unexpected key to victory, since Cammi really isn’t :P